Pocket-tablet



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

J. A. MINOR, OF MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT.

PO C KET-TAB LET.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 56,7176, dated July 31, 1866; antedated July 19, 1866.

To all 'whom'ft 'may concern.-

Be it known that I, J. A. MINOR, of Middletown, in the county of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and Improved Pocket-Calendar; and I do hereby deelare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of my invention, taken in the line a' a', Fig. 3 Fig. 2, a transverse section of the same, taken in the line y y, Fig. 3; Fig. 3, a side view of the same. Fig. 4 represents the blank from which the case is made. A

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention consists in a sheet-metal case provided with a pin and constructed in such a manner that a series of cards or stiff pieces of paper may be secured Within it on the pin and admit of being turned out from the case and within the same, the case at the back having a recess or socket to receive a pencil. The cards may be readily inserted in the case and removed from it.

The invention is designed fora cheap and convenient pocket-calendar.

A represents the case, which is of sheet metal, and may, for the sake of convenience and economy, be constructed out of a single piece of metal bent or doubled to form two parallel sides, a a, the metal being bent so as to have a rounded semicircular back, b, (see Figs. 2 and 3,) and one closed end, c, (shown in Fig. 1,) the other end being open.

One of the sides, a, adjoining the back b, is slitted nearly the whole length of said back, to admit of the sides a a being sprung apart at the open end of the case, and to the inner surface of one of the sides a, near the open end of the case, there is attached a pin, d, which passes through a series of cards, B.

The spring of the sides a a of the case admits of the pin d being readily inserted through a hole made in the ends of the cards, or drawn out from the cards, and the latter are of such a size that they may be turned within and be inclosed by the case. When turned out from the case, as shown in Fig. 3, either one may be rendered accessible for writing upon.

When the cards are turned or adjusted within the case the rounded or semicircular back b forms a socket to receive a pencil, C, the sides of the cards forming one side of the socket.

The back b does not extend the whole length of the case, a portion being cut away to admit of the pencil being'readily withdrawn, and also to admit of the cards, when the pencil is withdrawn, being shoved out of the case with facility.

The device may be constructed at a very small cost and will prove to be avery convenient device to be carried in the pocket. New cards may be readily inserted whenever required.

I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent- 1. A case for a pocket-calendar, constructed with two elastic or yielding sides, a a, one of which is provided with a pin, d, to pass through and secure a series of cards, B, to the case, so that said cards may be turned within and out from the case and readily adjusted to and detached from the same, substantially as described.

2. The rounded back b, when used with the yielding or elastic sides a a, to serve as a socket for the pencil C.

3. The blank A, as represented in Fig. 4, for the purpose specified.

J. A. MINOR.

Witnesses v W. P. VINAL, CHAs. G. R. VINAL. 

